AP PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITION

THINKING CONCEPTS AND CREATIVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A prototype is ____
A
A mental image or best example of a category. matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories
B
retention independent of conscious recollection
C
memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and declare
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a mental image or best example of a category. Matching new items to a prototype provides a quick and easy method for sorting items into categories (as when comparing feathered creatures to a prototypical bird, such as a robin).

Detailed explanation-2: -Prototype: A mental image or best example of a category.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype 2 : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type 3 : a standard or typical example 4 : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)

Detailed explanation-4: -Concept. A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

Detailed explanation-5: -A mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, or people is known as a(n): prototype.

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